QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign CS4 Conversion Guide

Flexible Publishing with XML
A. Choose View > Structure > Show Structure
to see the XML Structure pane. This lets you
view a hierarchical outline of tagged
document elements and imported XML
content in your file.
B. You can start with a blank template or tag
text and images already in a layout.
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C. You can tag frames and
content easily within the
layout for import and
export with the Tags
panel (Window > Tags).
D. Achieve the results you
want on import through
extensive XML import
controls (File > Import
XML), including the
ability to link to XML files
so you can update data
quickly when the XML
file changes.
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editors can produce or edit copy in
the context of the layout.
For more information on InCopy, see
Adobe’s website (www.adobe.com/
products/incopy).
Plug-ins and Scripts
Plug-ins and scripts add many functional
features to InDesign that can
increase your efficiency. You can find
about 20 sample scripts by choosing
Window > Automation > Scripts,
and then opening the Applications >
Samples > JavaScript folders inside
the Scripts panel. These scripts add
features such as the ability to sort
paragraphs alphabetically, split a
frame into a grid of smaller frames,
and place rounded corners on fewer
than all the corners of a frame.
Virtually every aspect of InDesign is
scriptable through standard scripting
languages, including Java Script
for cross-platform scripting, Apple-
Script, and VBScript. Detailed scripting
guides are available on Adobe’s
website (www.adobe.com/products/
indesign/scripting).
For more information on finding
and using third-party plug-ins
and scripts, see “InDesign CS4
Resources” on page 52.
Anything you can do in InDesign
can be automated using a script.
The Scripts panel displays a list of
available scripts, and doubleclicking
a script in the panel
launches the script.
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